Primo Scala and his Accordion Band
forecast for land areas
Conducted by Arthur Anton
Talks by Sir Edward Villiers on faith and prayer
4—' What is Faith? '
Forecast for land areas
BBC Midland Light Orchestra
(Leader. James Hutcheon )
Conductor, Gerald Gentry
by William Sitwell
In the autumn of 1944 William Sitwell was in command of a frigate on convoy escort duty in the North Atlantic. He describes a night of terror and destruction in which, for once, U-boats played no part.
John Shinebourne (cello) Sidney Harrison (piano)
MUSIC ANDMOVELENT Marjorie Eele
Immortal, invisible, God only wise
(BBC H.B. 10)
New Every Morning, page 7 Psalm 8 (Broadcast psalter) St. John 5. vv. 19-29
Fill thou my life (BBC H.E. 271)
The Kursaal Orchestra
Directed by Louis Voss
RHYTHM and MELODY, by Gladys Whitred.
11.20 GEOGRAPHY. Africa: Max Gluckman. Professor of Social Anthropology in the University of Manchester, talks about the Barotse of Northern Rhodesia.
11.40 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN: Ein Tag im Leben der Familie Meyer. 'Heute wird sich die Familie Meyer mit unseren Zuhörern bekanntmachen. Bald werden sie alte Freunde sein. Manuskript von Irmgard Sello. (BBC recording)
Listeners' requests introduced and played by Sandy Macpherson at the BBC theatre organ
from a factory canteen in Annfield Plain, County Durham
Bobby Thompson
John Hanson
Johnny Lockwood
The Barry Sisters
The Harry Hayward Trio
Introduced by Randal Herley
Forecast for land areas,
Harry Davidson 's Orchestra and his Folk Dance Band
Laurie Payne (baritone)
Introduced by Ivan Samson
Master of Ceremonies, Bill Grove
Caller, Ron Smedley
Producer, Stanton Jefieries
ADVENTURES IN ENGlISH. ' Pepe Moreno ': a Spanish story by Eric Allen , adapted by Sam Langdon. Part 2.
2.20 HISTORY 1 William the Con queror.' Script by Henry Treece
2.40 SCIENCE AND THE COMMUNITY. The Fight Against Germs. 2-Microbes that cause disease. Script by Richard Palmer
The novel by Ronald Marsh
Produced by David H. Godfrey
For Children of Most Ages
' L'Enfant et les Sortileges '
A programme by Grace Williams based on the story by Colette with music by Maurice Ravel
The story is told by Janette Richer , Vera McGregor
Jolu. Darran, Michael and Neil Ashton with recordings of Ravel's music
Production by Lorraine Davies
The story describes how a bad-tempered and disobedient little French boy was taught a lesson by the furniture in his home and the animals in the garden surrounding it.
5.30 For Older Children
An I Before My Cottage Door
Random rural thoughts by C. Gordon Glover
Produced by David Davis
It was a summer evening
Old Kaspar 's work was done,
And lie before his cottage door Was sitting in the sun,
And by him sported on the green His little grand-child Wilhelmine.
Forecast for land areas.
(Leader. Maurice Taylor )
Conducted by Michael Krein
Anona Winn , Joy Adamson
Jack Train and Kenneth Home ask all the questions and Gilbert Harding knows some of the answers
Presented by C. F. Meehan
(' Twenty Questions ' is broadcast by arrangement with Maurice Winnick )
Repeated on Sunday at 2.15 (Light)
A discussion on agricultural policy between
Clyde Higgs farmer
Anthony Hurd , M.P. farmer and journalist
Professor E. F. Nash
Head of the Department of Agricultural' Economics at the University College of Wales. Aberystwyth
In the Chair, Andrew Shonfield
Theme and Variations played by Iris Loveridge (piano)
by Kay Cicellis
A writer from the Ionian Islands visits the Hebrides for the first time with Martina Mayne as Kay Cicellis and Meg Buchanan , Bill Crichton
Moultrie Kelsall , Alex Mackenzie Marietta MacLeod , Ettie Morrison
Bryden Murdoch. Alex Powis
Jean Taylor Smith. Hilary Thomson
Piper, Scumas MacNeil
Accordionist, Alastair Downie
Produced by David Thomson
(A new production of the programme first broadcast on December 20,1955)